Where does my cooker switch connect to?

[Tasnim]

I have a cooker switch which isn’t connected to a socket. The socket behind the cooker doesn’t have a switch so assumed it’s connected to the cooker switch but it doesn’t switch the cooker off. I checked the circuit breakers and the switch is connected to the “cooker” breaker but the socket behind the cooker is connected to the “kitchen sockets” breaker. Where is the cooker switch connecting to? I feel like Monica looking for a socket that connects to this switch, please help?!

 

[littlespark]

A cooker switch is usually connected to a connection plate, rather than a socket.

It may be that in the past, the kitchen was remodelled, and the cooker outlet is now behind a unit somewhere.... and the fitters just took power from the sockets to feed the oven, rather than the correct way of extending the cooker circuit.

Is it a full cooker, or just the oven? Is it a seperate hob? Maybe the hob is controlled by the cooker switch, as its a higher load than an oven, generally

 

[Tasnim]

Thank you for replying

I currently have a freestanding gas cooker connected to the socket but I want to change to an integrated oven with gas hob. I’m worried this won’t be possible now as I want to be able to switch the oven off and there’s only a single socket behind the cooker

 

[Tasnim]

A cooker switch is usually connected to a connection plate, rather than a socket.

It may be that in the past, the kitchen was remodelled, and the cooker outlet is now behind a unit somewhere.... and the fitters just took power from the sockets to feed the oven, rather than the correct way of extending the cooker circuit.

Is it a full cooker, or just the oven? Is it a seperate hob? Maybe the hob is controlled by the cooker switch, as its a higher load than an oven, generally

Thank you for replying

I currently have a freestanding gas cooker. I want to change to an integrated oven with gas hob but I’m worried now as I won’t be able to switch the oven off and there’s only one socket so no where to plug the hob into

 

[littlespark]

The gas hob might still need to be plugged in for the ignition, but an electric oven should have its own supply.
You may need to employ the services of an electrician to see what can be done.